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It’s August—the height of the holiday season in the northern hemisphere. For those still with their feet up, and those yet to go, Bartleby has identified the six stages of the office-worker’s attempts to relax in 2026. A read of his column might help you avoid some of them, and unwind properly. (This article is free to read even if you don’t subscribe to The Economist.)
Democratic socialists have been making most of the headlines on the left-hand side of politics in America lately. But in Iowa the front-runner for the governorship is an even-tempered Democrat, Rob Sand, who makes Republicans welcome at his town halls. Our dispatch explains why a once reliably red state may be about to turn blue.
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